Hands-on Help
| Ministry | Frequency of Service | Length of Time | ||||||
| Scrip Volunteer | 1 Sunday/month | 30 minutes | ||||||
| Take and fill orders for gift certificates to various area businesses on Sunday mornings in the Lobby Area. Team Leader: Meri Byers | ||||||||
| Phone Calling Team | 1x/month | 30 minutes | ||||||
| Make reminder phone calls for groups within the church. Team Leader: Pat Karshner | ||||||||
| Event Driver for Youth | 6-10x/year | 2-5 hours/trip | ||||||
| Drive personal vehicle or church van to transport youth to various events. Staff Coord: Seth Rowe | ||||||||
| Bookstore Volunteer | 1x/month | 30 minutes | ||||||
| Work at the bookstore in the Lobby Area on Sunday morning. Team Leader: Joyce Iannotta | ||||||||
| Nursery Assistant | 1-4x/month | 1 hour | ||||||
| Assist in the infant/toddler nursery on Sunday morning. Staff Coord: Alisha Meacham | ||||||||
| Children's Sunday School Assistant | 1-4x/month | 1 hour | ||||||
| Assist with Children's Sunday School Classes. Staff Coord: Beth Pearon | ||||||||
| Easter Family Fun Day | 1x/year | 3 hours | ||||||
| Assist with this congregational family event: setup, food prep and serving, games, crafts, clean up. Staff Coord: Anna Lambert | ||||||||
| Advent Festival | 1x/year | 3 hours | ||||||
| Assist with this congregational family event: setup, food prep and serving, games, crafts, clean up. Staff Coord: Anna Lambert | ||||||||
| Family Ministry Event Assistant | 1-4x/year | 3 hours/event | ||||||
| Assist with a Family Ministry Event. Staff Coord: Alisha Meacham | ||||||||
| Plumbing/Electric | Varies | Varies | ||||||
| Share your skills in caring for the church facility. Team Leader: Bruce Valade | ||||||||
| Painting/Carpentry | Varies | Varies | ||||||
| Share your skills in caring for the church facility. Team Leader: Bruce Valade | ||||||||
| Woodworking | Varies | Varies | ||||||
| Share your skills in caring for the church facility. Team Leader: Bruce Valade | ||||||||
| Kitchen Team | 4x/year | 3 hours | ||||||
| Meets quarterly to clean the kitchen facility. Reviews and orders kitchen supplies as needed. Team Leader: Shirley Galloway | ||||||||
| Go Green Team | 1x/month | 30 minutes | ||||||
| Sponsor monthly recycling fees and/or empty recycling bins as needed. Team Leader: Amy Hopson | ||||||||
| Transportation Team | As needed | Varies | ||||||
| Provide transportation for families in need. Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| New Members Dinner: Prep and Serve | 1-3x/year | 3-6 hours | ||||||
| Prepare and serve dinner to new members. Team Leader: Donna Hughes | ||||||||
| Sunday Brunch Volunteer | 1x/month | 2 hour shifts | ||||||
| Prepare, serve or clean up Sunday Brunch for congregation & community. Team Leader: Marie Hardin | ||||||||
| Garage Sale Volunteer | 2x/year | 1-5 hours (or as you can) | ||||||
| Pick up, store, setup, tear down, donate items, provide or prepare food for volunteers, sort, collect, cashier, distribute items to be sold, help shoppers during sale, etc. Team Leader/Staff Coord: Denny Devine/Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| Rebecca's House Meal: Prep | 1x/month | 3 hours | ||||||
| Prepare and cook a hot meal for the Women's Shelter. Second Tuesday of the month from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Team Leaders: Roy & Arlean Sudhoff | ||||||||
| Rebecca's House Meal: Serving | 1x/month | 2 hours | ||||||
| Serve and deliver or drive hot meal to Rebecca's House. Second Tuesday of the month from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Team Leader: Celeste Thomas | ||||||||
| Open Shelter Meal | 1x/month | 1 1/2 hours | ||||||
| Prepare & pack cold lunches for homeless men's shelter. Second Tuesday of the month beginning at 8:00 a.m. Team Leaders: Roy & Arlean Sudhoff | ||||||||
| Community Thanksgiving Meal: Food Preparation | 1x/year | 1-2 hours | ||||||
| Prepare food in your home and bring to church for the community Thanksgiving meal. Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| Community Thanksgiving Meal: Setup and/or Clean Up | 1x/year | 4-6 hours | ||||||
| In advance of Thanksgiving meal, assure readiness of kitchen; day before meal, prepare Fellowship Hall; and/or help serve and/or clean up after meal. Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| Christmas Adopt-A-Family | 1x/year | 2 hours | ||||||
| Help coordinate, collect, advertise, sort or deliver Christmas gifts and food for needy families. Team Leader: Virginia Brizendine | ||||||||
| Blood Drive Donor/Volunteer | 3x/year | 1-4 hours | ||||||
| Donate blood, assist with registration, setup, clean up or make cookies or sandwiches for blood donors snacks. Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| School Supply Drive | 1x/year | Varies | ||||||
| Help organize, promote or deliver school supplies for families in need. Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| New Life UMC: Volunteer | 1x/month (Tuesday or Wednesday) | 2 1/2 hours | ||||||
| Sort clothing & straighten clothing room at New Life UMC (25 W. 5th Avenue). Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| New Life UMC: Delivery Person | 1x/month (or as needed) | 1 hour | ||||||
| Deliver donated items from LUMC to New Life UMC. Staff Coord: Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| Linworth Children's Center Helper | 1-4x/month | 1-2 hours | ||||||
| Help needed for spending one-on-one time with infants and toddlers, reading with children in preschool/kindergarten, and helping with special projects. Staff Coord: Cathi Staysniak | ||||||||
| Habitat for Humanity | Varies | Varies | ||||||
| Help build a house. Team Leader: Mike Torok | ||||||||
| Arts Council | Varies | Varies | ||||||
| Provide occasional assistance for visiting performance groups (e.g., choirs, drama teams) by working to provide publicity, food and service for brunch or lunch, solicit overnight housing (if necessary), ushering at concerts, etc. Staff Coord: Pastor Rae Lynn Schleif | ||||||||
| Garage Sale Volunteer | 2 times/year | Varies | ||||||
| Help setup/tear down the Garage Sale. Help during setup, help during sale, help during tear down. Team Leader/ Staff Coord: Denny Devine/Esther Hunter | ||||||||
| Garage Sale Pick Up Volunteer | 1-3x/month | 1-2 hours | ||||||
| Volunteer to help with pick ups throughout the year. Team Leader: Denny Devine | ||||||||






